Re: Sarah Hosey Altz - (Alts/Aultz) PA
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In reply to:
Sarah Hosey Altz - (Alts/Aultz) PA
7/10/00
IKL posted:
> Looking for information concerning
> Sarah Hosey who married Philip Altz,
> (Alts/Aultz).
>
> Philip was the son of (Johann) Michael
> Altz of Philadelphia, PA. Philip and
> Sarah lived in Mifflin County, PA.
I have been able to find only one HOSEY
family in the entire state of PA at that
time. A Matthew HOSEY appears in the PA
1800 census in Mifflin Co., p. 491 as 10020-10100-20. I suspect that this is
the same Matthew HOSEY that dies in
Clarion Co. PA on 30 Apr 1843 at
Rimersberg. He fought in the War of 1812
and you can see his tombstone mentioned at:
http://www.csonline.net/ecclesh/hiliard-Hz.htmlhttp://www.csonline.net/ecclesh/hiliard-Hz.html
He was the son of Andrew HOSEY who is
supposed to have died in then Armstrong Co.
(now the area in Clarion Co.) in 1821. The
known children of Andrew HOSEY are Matthew
(prob. b. in 1780s), Elanore J. HOSEY
(b. 31 Jan 1789), and Elizabeth HOSEY
(b. 1791). The family of Andrew HOSEY is
said to have included two sons whose names
I don't know yet. No mention of a third
daughter.
Matthew HOSEY himself had a daughter
named Sarah, but she would have been born
sometime after 1810 or so, much too young
to be the Sarah HOSEY you are looking for.
In the 1820 PA census you will find two
HOSEY families: that of Matthew and his
father Andrew, then both in Toby twp. of
then Armstrong Co. (now in Clarion Co.)
PA. HOSEY descendents still live in the
area.
Could your Sarah really be a HOSIE?
Remember that many people, particularly
wives, were illiterate at that time, and
perhaps a clerk that wrote down the name
simply thought that HOSEY was the correct
spelling. Since HOSIE is the much more
common spelling, this kind of thing
should be expected around that time. I
would not assume that the name is HOSEY
unless I saw a generation or two of
descendents use that spelling.
--- Steve Johnston
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